Characters
This character is the main character and the story is told from his point of view...
Ponyboy
This theme shows us that as we age we tend to see the real truth and lose this...
Loss of innocence
This event takes place when Johnny and Ponyboy save the little Children's lives
The church catching on fire
What type of literary device is this?
"So I stood there like a bum on a log while they surrounded me.”
Simile
This character is described as being the toughest greaser.
Dally
This theme shows us that the greasers will stick together no matter what...
Loyalty/Honor
This is the very first conflict we see in the story
Ponyboy gets jumped by a group of Socs
What type of literary device is this?
“His eyes are dark brown---lively, dancing, recklessly laughing eyes that can be gentle and sympathetic…”
Personification
The names of the primary gangs within "The Outsiders"
The Greasers and the Socs
This theme is shown when Ponyboy and Cherry realize that they both watch the same sunset
Don't judge a book by its cover/ People are more alike than it may seem
This is a major event in the story that forces Johnny and Ponyboy to run away
The murder of Bob from the Socs
This occurs when a story begins at one point and then transports readers back to an earlier time of the story.
Flashback
Ponyboy's good-natured, good-looking older brother.
Sodapop
This theme is shown as a result of some characters acting violently due to a lack of families...
dysfunctional families
This is where Ponyboy meets Cherry the first time in the novel...
The drive-in movie
The name of the poem from chapters 5 & 9
"Nothing Gold Can Stay"
Darry
This major theme is present throughout the entire story as Ponyboy tries to find out who he truly is...
Identity
This major event makes Ponyboy rethink his life choices
Johnny's Death
Ponyboy is this type a character as he changes a lot throughout the plot
Dynamic/Round